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<html> <head> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 3.0"> <base target="Hauptframe"> <title>ACCESS HTML Help</title> <meta name="Microsoft Border" content="none"></head> <body bgcolor="#FCFDC8" text="#000000" vlink="#800000"> Welcome to the Accelerator & Shortcut Show (ACCESS) <div align="left"> <table border="0" width="89%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" height="428"> <tr> <td width="50%" bgcolor="#FCFDC8" rowspan="2" valign="top" height="428"><a name="purpose">1. Purpose of this Program:</a>The work with keyboard - centric applications like word processors, email clients or enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems like SAP can annoying and significantly slowed down if you to have change hands between keyboard and mouse often because you can not remember the wealth of keyboard shortcuts such system typically offers. Here ACCESS kicks in: It allows you an easy visualisation of application specific shortcuts (also called accelerators) and user defined keystroke combinations right on your screen. The shortcut database can be modified / enhance on the fly. ACCESS sits in background, monitors which application you are currently using and floats on top with the appropriate shortcut list. For keyboard power users and/or mouse haters this can result in a surprising productivity gain.</td> <td width="50%" bgcolor="#FCFDC8" height="359"><img src="access.gif" alt="access.gif (7995 Byte)" WIDTH="258" HEIGHT="357"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%" bgcolor="#FCFDC8" valign="top" height="69">Screenshot of ACCESS, displaying selected shortcuts of Microsoft Outlook Express.</td> </tr> </table> </div> 2. <a name="how">How it works:</a> ACCESS sits silently in the background and monitors which application is on top. To figure out which shortcut list fits the currently active application it compares <ul> <li>the title (e. g. Microsoft word – Hello World.doc), </li> <li>the class (kind of a technical name for specific parts of program, it can look pretty wild) </li> <li>the path of the application (e. g. c:\windows\notepad ) </li> </ul> with its database. If it finds a match it displays the associated list. You can also use the generic symbols (* = any character, any number of characters , ? = any one character) for all three fields. 3. <a name="Edit">Edit</a> Panel If you want to modify a list, press Edit when this list is displayed. On the left site of the screen you will find the title, class and path of the currently active application displayed. You can now modify the suggested default filter (title,class,path) and enter or edit your shortcut is on the right. ACCESS does not create a shortcut list itself, rather it links a user created shortcut list with an specific application (or even specific windows of an application) using the set of three identifiers. Check the box in the colored lines if you want the path,class or path to be suggested as the default option. Enter a " * " in a field you do not want to use. To create a completely new list, bring the application for which you want to create the list in the foreground. ACCESS shows now an empty list. Now simply press CREATE and proceed like in the case of modifying the list. With Cancel you can leave the edit screen without saving your chances. Press Ok to save the changes and leave the screen. Press Delete to delete the current list if this is what you want to do. Hints: Please note that you can use the generic symbols (*, ?) for all three fields. If you want to make your shortcut list transportable, you should avoid the use of complete paths,e. g. use "*notepad.exe" instead of "c:\windows\notepad.exe" . The "class" names come handy if the shortcuts change for different windows e.g in the Netscape Communicator, the Browser window and the Email Client window have different shortcut list, they are separated by the different class names of the window. If you do not like these technical names, you can also use the window title to separate the different applications, also this method is typically not as powerful as class name and executable. You can also manually edit the access.csv shortcut database using an external editor (e. g. notepad) or a spreadsheet program like Excel. 4. <a name="More">More</a> Panel In the More panel you can: <ul> <li>Make ACCESS to autostart each time you start windows</li> <li>Select when ACCESS should display</li> <li>Define a hotkey (e. g. SHIFT + A) to toggle the ACCESS display (Sends and recalls the app to and from the tray)</li> <li>Obtain HELP (this file !)</li> <li>REGISTER the application. </li> </ul> <a name="reg">5. Register the software</a> Register for free: Simply send an email to <a href="mailto:register-access@thinkred.com">register-access@thinkred.com</a> and we will reply with your registration code. This registration is only intended to get an overview of the usage of this program and (most of all) to encourage feedback. Your email as well as any other information you sent to us will not be given out to anyone ! The registration (see above) does NOT subscribe you to this (BI-monthly) newsletter. You can subscribe on homepage at<a href="http://www.thinkred.com"> http://www.hinkred.com</a> : The newsletter contains information about updates and new software from thinker. You can contact the authors under the following address: <a href="mailto:team@thinkred.com">team@thinkred.com</a> English, Chinese and German spoken !!! <a name="sup">6. Support </a> Please contact us at the above address if you have any questions, experience any problems using this program or have suggestions for future versions. We want to know your opinion ! 7. <a name="faq"></a>FAQ (Frequently asked questions) 1 - Q: If I upgrade from one version to the next, is my personal shortcut list overwritten ? A: The access.csv list (and only this one) will be overwritten. Therefore you should copy the supplied basic list once to your own list (e. g. my_access.csv) and make this list your shortcut database (<= Enter name in the MORE dialog). 2 - Q: ACCESS behaves weird or will not start - what can I do ? A: Delete the access.ini (not access.csv !) file and ACCESS will start with its default settings. 3- Q: Why are there only so few shortcuts already listed in the program ? A: 1. It is VERY easy for the user to add his/her own shortcut list. That is actually the main purpose. ACCESS does not extract shortcuts from programs, but links a user created list with a specific program and handles the display and storage. If YOU created a clever list of shortcuts you can send it to us and we will post it on our homepage to download. By sharing the access.csv file, you can share your shortcut list ! 4 - Q: How do I find out what kind of shortcuts my program supports ? A: 1. Look in the menu 2. Search your programs help for the keywords "shortcut" or "accelerators". This should turn out a fairly complete list in most cases. 5 - Q: How will I be notified about updates or new programs ? A: If you want, you can join our mailing list. Go to our homepage to enter your email address or sent us an email at <a href="mailto:listserver@thinkred.com">listserver@thinkred.com</a> .The registration alone (see above) does NOT subscribe you to this (bi-monthly) newsletter. </body> </html>